The Book:
Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings
Published: April 16, 2024 by St. Martin’s Griffin
Date read: September 16, 2023
The Characters:
Opal and Pepper
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The Plot (from Goodreads):
Winning the lottery has ruined Opal Devlin’s’s life. After quitting her dead-end job where she’d earned minimum wage and even less respect, she’s bombarded by people knocking at her door for a handout the second they found out her bank account was overflowing with cash. And Opal can’t seem to stop saying yes.
With her tender heart thoroughly abused, Opal decides to protect herself by any means necessary, which to her translates to putting almost all her new money to buying a failing flower farm in Asheville, North Carolina to let the flowers live out their plant destiny while she uses the cabin on the property to start her painting business.
But her plans for isolation and self-preservation go hopelessly awry when an angry (albeit gorgeous) Pepper Smith is waiting for her at her new farm. Pepper states she’s the rightful owner of Thistle and Bloom Farms, and isn’t moving out. The unlikely pair strike up an agreement of co-habitation, and butt-heads at every turn. Can these opposites both live out their dreams and plant roots? Or will their combustible arguing (and growing attraction) burn the whole place down?
My Review:
Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Mazey has knocked it out of the park once again. I absolutely adored this sweet sapphic romance. I LOVED the flower farm setting. I’ve never really bought fresh flowers for myself (Pat does sometimes but it’s rare!), but this book made me want to go right to a farmer’s market and pick out some dahlias. And then I got this perfect Booksta picture at one!
Opal and Pepper were SO sweet together. Their personalities were the perfect fit. I love the angst of a forced-proximity roommance, and these two neurodivergent cuties did angst beautifully.
Some suspension of belief is definitely required, because I can’t imagine a world where one woman buys a house and when she realizes someone else is still living there, just lets that woman stay. That was a long sentence. Opal has an unbelievably big heart!
I cracked up at the list of possible titles for this book. It was so Mazey and so funny–the perfect way to wrap up this gorgeous book.
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